Belt.



E. A. KANN.

BELT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. I917.

Patented NW, 27, 1912?.

EMIL A. KANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BELT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL A. KANN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have made a certain new and useful Improvement in Belts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This improvement relates to belts and more particularly to the class ofbelts used by those in the army and navy and is eX- ceptionally welladapted for use by the wounded. To that end the belt is formed of twomain parts each having a portion formed of elastic webbing, with theends slit and separated, and gores of non-elastic material purposelymade full and inserted be tween said slit ends whereby the belt is madeto conform to the shape of the user.

The invention consists in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and then definitely pointed out in the claim at the endhereof.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part hereof:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my belt.

Fig. 2 is a section of the same through the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3' is a blank showing how the elastic webbing is cut and its endsseparated or spread apart ready for the insertion of a gore.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals: 1 and 2designate the two main parts of my belt which are preferably connectedat the rear by the usual or any desired lacing 3, as illustrated inFig. 1. Each of the parts 1 and 2 is preferably formed of a back piece 5made of any ordinary fabric having stays 8 and 9 if desired. The fronthalves of the parts 1 and 2 are formed in the main of elastic webbing l0and 11. In the process of manufacture the (lopies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 11, 1917.

Patented Nov. 27, 1917.. Serial No. 179,892.

elastic webbing is cut as illustrated in Fig. 3 and its ends areseparated to make room for a gore 15 of non-elastic material. Asindicated in Fig. 2, this gore is preferably made of two thicknesses ofmaterial sewed to the edges of the elastic webbing, and it is purposelymade full to cause the belt to assume the curved position indicated inFig. 2. The clasps 16 and 18 are located in the usual strips of fabric20 and 21 securely sewed to the ends of the elastic webbing and the endof the gore 15; these parts also being caused to assume a slightlycurved part owing to the fullness of the gore 15.

I am aware that belts of this character have before been employed but Ibelieve I am the first to provide a belt wherein the main portion of thefront of the belt is formed of elastic webbing with its ends cut andseparated and between which separated ends are secured gores purposelymade full in order that the belt at the front is caused to assume acurved shape to conform to the shape of the wearer.

What I claim as my invention is:

In a device of the character described, the combination of two mainparts detachably connected together at the front and each comprising amember formed of elastic webbing and extending from the rear to thefront of the abdomen and slit to form separated ends, and a non-elasticgore inserted between said separated ends and made full to cause themembers to assume a curved shape, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMIL A. KANN.

Witnesses:

FREDK W. DECKER, JOHN J. POLLARD.

commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

